tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post5881696895228020170..comments2023-10-29T04:33:48.167-05:00Comments on daddyBstrong: Nat Turner Talked to GodMac Daddy Tribute Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-10735118071850037552008-08-24T17:46:00.000-05:002008-08-24T17:46:00.000-05:00Hello Daddy,You have such a wonderful gift for sha...Hello Daddy,<BR/>You have such a wonderful gift for sharing history and adding poetry or lyrics from songs to support your message. As the Sistas down South would say, when GOD speaks, you better listen as exemplified in the story of Moses. The way I understand it, Moses wanted GOD to get his brother Aaron to take on the task to lead the people out of bondage. Moses didn't think he could speak or represent as well as Aaron. But when one is empowered by GOD, its hard to sit down or to take a back seat. This is what came to mind as I read your piece about Nat Turner. Nat didn't just talk, he "comprehened" (as folks say) and responded in a way to make us all stand up and listen that slavery was/ IS wrong. Daddy, as always, THANKS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-30313953078855519232008-08-24T15:10:00.000-05:002008-08-24T15:10:00.000-05:00Mac, this is one of the reasons that I love your b...Mac, this is one of the reasons that I love your blog: the poetry that says more than the mere words. <BR/><BR/>SH, I'd like to read a synopsis of your paper. Is this available? If not, you may want to think about making it available. It's a story that needs to get out more.MountainLaurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10512030002803787636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-65512895576550392832008-08-23T19:35:00.000-05:002008-08-23T19:35:00.000-05:00Me, too. I've been waiting for a good book on Nat....Me, too. I've been waiting for a good book on Nat. The William Styron one seems biased, like Turner was crazy for rebelling against a system that was an affront to God.<BR/>Nice stuff!Kellybellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186473285513898735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-75956671533055415092008-08-23T09:56:00.000-05:002008-08-23T09:56:00.000-05:00I've been wanting to read about him.I've been wanting to read about him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-28201983510380624362008-08-23T09:41:00.000-05:002008-08-23T09:41:00.000-05:00sagacious: Fantastic! I know you got back at the p...sagacious: Fantastic! I know you got back at the prick. But, in the process, you gained some knowledgeable history. On another subject, did your family survive the Florida storm?Mac Daddy Tribute Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-90942825202030341832008-08-23T09:05:00.000-05:002008-08-23T09:05:00.000-05:00Mac, Interesting post. I once did a graduate pape...Mac, Interesting post. I once did a graduate paper that debunked the myth of a local plantation owner(the state now owns the plantation and uses it for a museum while venerating the former owner and confederate war officer) as having been some sort of benevolent progressive friend to the negro. I was downright proud of that piece of work. . . but anyway, in the process I carefully studied slave laws from prerevolution to 1863. Interestingly, I found that in and around 1830 a host of laws were enacted that restricted movement and congregation of slaves, especially in VA (which were the laws I was focused on). It turned out that the flurry of laws enacted were in direct response to Nate Turner's rebellion. <BR/>The man came down and he came down hard! It was bad before 1830, but after 1830 it was horrid with slaves having absolutely no autonomy whatsoever to meet, talk, educate, etc.<BR/>Man, I loved turning Albert Gallatin Jenkins back into the slave owning prick that he really was.SagaciousHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511441325695460501noreply@blogger.com